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The First Photometric Study of NSVS 1461538: A New W-subtype Contact Binary with a Low Mass Ratio and Moderate Fill-out Factor

  • Kim, Hyoun-Woo;Kim, Chun-Hwey;Song, Mi-Hwa;Jeong, Min-Ji;Kim, Hye-Young
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.185-196
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    • 2016
  • New multiband BVRI light curves of NSVS 1461538 were obtained as a byproduct during the photometric observations of our program star PV Cas for three years from 2011 to 2013. The light curves indicate characteristics of a typical W-subtype W UMa eclipsing system, displaying a flat bottom at primary eclipse and the O'Connell effect, rather than those of an Algol/b Lyrae eclipsing variable classified by the northern sky variability survey (NSVS). A total of 35 times of minimum lights were determined from our observations (20 timings) and the SuperWASP measurements (15 ones). A period study with all the timings shows that the orbital period may vary in a sinusoidal manner with a period of about 5.6 yr and a small semi-amplitude of about 0.008 day. The cyclical period variation can be interpreted as a light-time effect due to a tertiary body with a minimum mass of 0.71 M. Simultaneous analysis of the multiband light curves using the 2003 version of the Wilson-Devinney binary model shows that NSVS 1461538 is a genuine W-subtype W UMa contact binary with the hotter primary component being less massive and the system shows a low mass ratio of q(mc/mh)=3.51, a high orbital inclination of 88.7°, a moderate fill-out factor of 30 %, and a temperature difference of ΔT=412 K. The O'Connell effect can be similarly explained by cool spots on either the hotter primary star or the cool secondary star. A small third-light corresponding to about 5 % and 2 % of the total systemic light in the B and V bandpasses, respectively, supports the third-body hypothesis proposed by the period study. Preliminary absolute dimensions of the system were derived and used to look into its evolutionary status with other W UMa binaries in the mass-radius and mass-luminosity diagrams. A possible evolution scenario of the system was also discussed in the context of the mass vs mass ratio diagram.

Photographic Observation and Reduction Technique by a Multiple-exposure Procedure (Multiple-exposure 방법에 의한 사진관측과 그 처리법)

  • Jeong, Jang-Hae
    • Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.15-23
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    • 1975
  • A new technique of photographic observations is developed for the determination of time of minimum light of eclipsing binary. An instrumental system to accomplish the observation is described. With this instrument the atmospheric extinction coefficients in Seoul are observed, and four times of minimum light for Algol and W UMa are determined.

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UV LINE EMISSIONS OF 44i BOOTIS (44i BOO의 자외선 방출연구)

  • 한동주;김용기;한원용;이우백
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.335-340
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    • 1998
  • We obtained UV light curves of 44i Bootis, a W UMa type star from the IUE low dispersion spectra. In order to investigate variations of the emission lines from chromospheric activity and transition region, UV line intensity has been measured for CI, CII, ClV, SiIV, HeII lines. Through plotting the line intensity with the orbital phase, we found that emission lines showed maximum at $0^p.2;and;0^p.8$ of the light curves, indicating the chromospheric activity of contact binary, 44i Bootis. We found that the light curves of UV emission lines is strongly modulated by the variation of chromospheric activities of 44i Bootis.

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PHOTOMETRIC STUDY OF A W UMa TYPE CONTACT BINARY AH CNC (W UMa형 접촉쌍성 AH Cancri에 대한 측광학적 연구)

  • 윤재혁;김호일;이재우;김승리;성언창;경재만;오갑수
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.249-260
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    • 2003
  • CCD photometric observations of a W UMa type contact binary AH Cnc were performed for ten nights from December 1998 to May 1999 using a PM512 CCD camera and BVI filters attached to the 61㎝ reflector at Sobaeksan Optical Astronomy Observatory. New BVI light curves were analyzed with contact Mode 3 of the Wilson-Devinney binary model. We obtained photometric solutions and Roche geometry of this binary system. Through the analysis of the (O-C) diagram with all times of minimum light published so far and including hour's secular variations of orbital period and the mass transfer rate were calculated.

Reaction of Tri-methylaluminum on Si (001) Surface for Initial Aluminum Oxide Thin-Film Growth

  • Kim, Dae-Hee;Kim, Dae-Hyun;Jeong, Yong-Chan;Seo, Hwa-Il;Kim, Yeong-Cheol
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.31 no.12
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    • pp.3579-3582
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    • 2010
  • We studied the reaction of tri-methylaluminum (TMA) on hydroxyl (OH)-terminated Si (001) surfaces for the initial growth of aluminum oxide thin-films using density functional theory. TMA was adsorbed on the oxygen atom of OH due to the oxygen atom’s lone pair electrons. The adsorbed TMA reacted with the hydrogen atom of OH to produce a di-methylaluminum group (DMA) and methane with an energy barrier of 0.50 eV. Low energy barriers in the range of 0 - 0.11 eV were required for DMA migration to the inter-dimer, intra-dimer, and inter-row sites on the surface. A unimethylaluminum group (UMA) was generated at each site with low energy barriers in the range of 0.21 - 0.25 eV. Among the three sites, the inter-dimer site was the most probable for UMA formation.

Multi-color Light Curves of the Distant Dwarf Nova KSP-OT-201611a Discovered by the KMTNet Supernova Program

  • Lee, Youngdae;Moon, Dae-Sik;Kim, Sang Chul;Park, Hong Soo;Cha, Sang-Mok;Lee, Yongseok
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.44 no.1
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    • pp.83.4-83.4
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    • 2019
  • We present multi-color, high-cadence photometric study of a distant SU UMa-type dwarf nova KSP-OT-201611a discovered by the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet) Supernova Program (KSP). From October 2016 to May 2017, two outbursts with an interval of approximately 90 days were detected in the BV I-bands. The shapes and amplitudes of the outbursts reveal the nature of KSP-OT-201611a to be a SU UMa-type dwarf nova of outside-in origin with a superhump and an inferred orbital period of 1.69 h. The two observed bursts show a distinctively different color evolutions during the bursts due most likely to the viscosity different in accretion disk between them. The observed quiescent magnitudes and properties of the source during the outbursts indicate that it is at a large distance (~7.3 kpc) and height (~1.7 kpc) from the Galactic disk, possibly belonging to the group of poorly-studied Population II dwarf novae. The continuous monitoring of this source may offer a rare opportunity to study a PopII dwarf nova.

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